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LOT 0775
Byzantine Terracotta Slipper Oil Lamp with Animal Head Handle
5TH-8TH CENTURY A.D.
3 3/8 in. (86 grams, 85 mm wide).
With integral handle shaped as an animal head, sub-circular filling hole, radiating raised lines to the shoulder; a palm leaf to base. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired before 1990s/early 2000s.
From the family collection of Jack Lyttle (1944-2023), Kilmacolm, Scotland; thence by descent to his granddaughter.
Property of an East Sussex, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 0775
Byzantine Terracotta Slipper Oil Lamp with Animal Head Handle
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
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